SELECTING RADIO PRESETS
Press either PRESET key on the front panel to step up or down between presets; press and hold either PRESET key to "scroll" continuously up or down. The SR-5 remote's [PRESET] keys work similarly.
CHOOSING THE FM MUTE / MODE
The front-panel FM MUTE/Mode key is a dual-purpose control. First, it "toggles" the C720BEE between stereo mute and unmuted stereo reception (assuming that a multiplex-stereo station of sufficient strength is tuned). FM Mute eliminates noise from "empty" FM frequencies but also mutes very weak or distant stations; it also causes the search function to skip them. Toggling off the FM Mute will result in reduced noise if the FM station signal level is less than the FM Stereo threshold (since mono FM is inherently less noise-prone), though at the sacrifice of the stereo effect.
NOTE: The one can store the same channel in two preset locations; one with FM Mute On, and with FM Mute Off.
NOTE: Toggling between FM Mute on or off also defeats the C720BEE's FM muting circuit. If you wish to listen to a particularly weak or distant broadcast, toggle off the FM Mute and tune it manually.
CHOOSING THE BLEND MODE
Weak or remote stereo radio stations are sometimes received with noise and hiss as the antenna signal is too weak. Switching the tuner to mono will reduce the amount of noise and hiss but at the expense of any stereo information. The NAD Blend feature will allow you to reduce the amount noise and hiss but still retain some level of stereo separation, instead of mono.
The Blend button toggles between engaging or disengaging the Blend feature; when engaged, "BLEND" lights up in the VFD.
NOTE: The one can store the same channel in two preset locations; one with FM Blend On, and with FM Blend Off.
ABOUT THE C 720BEE
ABOUT RDS
The Radio Data System (RDS) permits compatible FM receivers to display text determined by the broadcaster. The C720BEE supports two RDS modes, station-name (PS mode) and radio-text (RT mode). However, not every FM station incorporates RDS in its broadcast signal; in most areas you will find from one to several RDS enabled stations, but it is by no means impossible that your favorite stations will not be broadcasting RDS data.
VIEW RDS TEXT
When an RDS-enabled FM broadcast is tuned, after a brief delay the "RDS" symbol will light in the C720BEE's front-panel readout and the readout's character section will show its station-name (PS) text: "ROCK101," for example. Press the front-panel DISPLAY key to toggle the readout between this and the station's radio text (RT) readout, if any, which might scroll song- or artist-name, or any other text of the station's choosing.
ABOUT USER NAMES
You can assign an eight character "User Name" to each radio preset, which will show in the front-panel readout whenever that preset is recalled.
ENTERING USER NAMES
For example, to name a radio preset "NEWS": recall the desired radio preset, and then press the front-panel MEMORY key once, then within five (5) seconds, press the front-panel DISPLAY key; the readout shows a blinking box. Use the TUNE keys to select the first character of the name ("N" from the alphabetic list; press either PRESET key to select the character and move to the next position. Repeat this process for each character in sequence; press the MEMORY key again to store the User Name and exit the text-entry mode.
